Where is Your Organization on the Accessibility Maturity Scale?

Where is Your Organization on the Accessibility Maturity Scale?

Recording Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2017Length: 1.5 hoursSpeaker: Kathleen Wahlbin, CEO and Founder of Interactive AccessibilityTarget Audience: Anyone who wants to learn more about how to integrate accessibility in their organization and how to assess where they are for accessibility maturity.Skill Level: Beginner

Overview:

Many organizations today are struggling with knowing the best way to support accessibility and how to maintain accessibility compliance over time. Complying with WCAG 2.0 is a corporate-wide effort and goes well beyond technical accessibility. This webinar will discuss how to integrate accessibility across your organization and how to assess where you are on the accessibility maturity scale using the Capability Maturity Model.

Objectives:

Define what is accessibility maturity and why it is important.

Understand what are the key components to a successful corporate accessibility program.

Know how to assess your organization for accessibility maturity.

Speaker Bio:

Kathy Wahlbin is an accessibility expert in ADA, Section 508 and W3C WCAG 2.0 compliance and CEO and founder of Interactive Accessibility. She is an experienced digital media specialist with extensive knowledge of accessibility and usability issues and solutions. She is passionate about creating a world where online communications and technology are simple and universally accessible to all people regardless of ability. Kathy leads the Boston Accessibility group, is chair of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) Individual Professional Development Committee, co-chair of the W3C Mobile Accessibility Taskforce and is an invited expert on the W3C WCAG 2.0 Working Group.

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